A dream turned into a reality

A vision of motivating and inspiring others through a clothing brand that began in middle school recently came to fruition for one Troy University student, and he’s just getting started. 

Kishon Reynolds, a first-year strategic communication graduate student  from Childersburg, Alabama, merged the words future and millionaire to create his brand Fumaire, representing a push for increased productivity and a better quality of living for all.  

“I've been able to build a community of people who just want more for their lives,” Reynolds said. “People mainly know me for fitness, working out and different stuff like that, but I’m really using a Fumaire as a vehicle to push everything I represent.” 

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Kishon Reynolds poses for the camera as he models his clothing brand.

The dream of being an entrepreneur began when Reynolds started selling candy before college with the help of his Grandma Darlene. That’s when he set the goal of becoming a future millionaire and started creating a few T-shirts. 

Later, Reynolds was diagnosed with focal seizures due to football, resulting in him losing the idea for a while. However, things picked back up in 2023 when the local entrepreneur got into fitness to help with his seizures while creating a community that brought back his passion for his idea.  

“I don't take a loss as a loss, instead, I always take it as a lesson and as something to overcome,” Reynolds said. “I just keep trying to try to do the work, be a good person, be nice, do good by people and learn something from everybody, especially a business.”  

With currently over 3,000 followers on his social media, Reynolds intends to continue using his platform to create intentional, genuine, motivational and relatable posts to make a change, share his journey and help others. 

Reynolds said he is appreciative of the support around him. 

“That support, mainly from the older generation, means so much to me because back at home, there’s a lot of older people who knew me as a baby, and those same elderly people invested in me now,” Reynolds said. “I feel like it's just so much more dear to me. 

“It just fuels me up so much more to get to the next thing. While I know there are going to be problems, I feel really confident because God has really placed His hand on me.”  

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Fumaire is offered in black and white with an array of different clothing styles.

As his brand, platform and goals continue to grow successfully, the entrepreneur plans to use all of it towards having a profit business, a separate nonprofit and community events in the future. 

“I let my actions speak for themselves,” Reynolds said. “Being a young guy trying to work out with different people, run a business and maintain grades is a lot, but it all just reminds me that God is real because that's the only way I can do it all.” 

For those who want to start their own business but feel there are too many factors that hinder their dreams from becoming a reality, Reynolds says to not focus on doubts and learn as you go.  

“Just remember that doubt kills way more dreams than failure ever will,” Reynolds said. “If you take that chance and maybe you do fail, you'll feel so much better knowing that something that came into your mind was brought into real life. 

“I know I’ve failed before, but I still succeeded in learning something, so just do it.” 

To purchase Fumaire clothing and keep up with what the local entrepreneur has going on, visit www.fumaire.com as well as kishon.reynolds on Instagram.